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Overview

Codjia and Cardoso to referee on opening day

The Bureau of the FIFA Referees’ Committee has appointed the referees and referee’s assistants for the majority of the first 12 games of the FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003.

Coffi Codjia of Benin will referee New Zealand versus Japan on 18 June (6pm) at the Stade de France while Portugal’s Lucilio Cardoso Cortez Batista will referee the France versus Colombia game on the same day at the Stade Gerland in Lyons (9pm).

Here is the complete list of referees designated for the group phase:

Match

Match Date

Venue City

NZL – JPN

18.06.2003

PARIS/ST. DENIS

1

Referee

CODJIA Coffi (BEN)

Assistant Referee 1

ADJOVI Hugues (BEN)

Assistant Referee 2

ADERODJOU Abodou (BEN)

Fourth Official

SHIELD Mark (AUS)

FRA - COL

18.06.2003

LYONS

2

Referee

CARDOSO CORTEZ BATISTA Lucilio (POR)

Assistant Referee 1

JANUARIO Paulo (POR)

Assistant Referee 2

SILVA CARDINAL Jose Manuel (POR)

Fourth Official

BATRES Carlos (GUA)

TUR - USA

19.06.2003

ST. ETIENNE

3

Referee

LARRIONDA Jorge (URU)

Assistant Referee 1

CRESCI Fernando (URU)

Assistant Referee 2

RIAL Walter (URU)

Fourth Official

MORADI Masoud (IRN)

BRA - CMR

19.06.2003

PARIS/ST. DENIS

4

Referee

IVANOV Valentin (RUS)

Assistant Referee 1

KRASYUK Gennady (RUS)

Assistant Referee 2

DUPANOV Yuri (BLR)

Fourth Official

AMARILLA Carlos (PAR)

COL - NZL

20.06.2003

LYONS

5

Referee

BATRES Carlos (GUA)

Assistant Referee 1

RAMIREZ DIAZ Jose (MEX)

Assistant Referee 2

SALINAS Reynaldo (HON)

Fourth Official

MERK Markus (GER)

FRA - JPN

20.06.2003

ST. ETIENNE

6

Referee

SHIELD Mark (AUS)

Assistant Referee 1

OULIARIS Jim (AUS)

Assistant Referee 2

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Fourth Official

MORADI Masoud (IRN)

CMR - TUR

21.06.2003

PARIS/ST. DENIS

7

Referee

AMARILLA Carlos (PAR)

Assistant Referee 1

CANO Nelson (PAR)

Assistant Referee 2

BERNAL Manuel (PAR)

Fourth Official

IVANOV Valentin (RUS)

BRA - USA

21.06.2003

LYONS

8

Referee

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Assistant Referee 1

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Assistant Referee 2

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Fourth Official

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FRA - NZL

22.06.2003

PARIS/ST. DENIS

9

Referee

MORADI Masoud (IRN)

Assistant Referee 1

SAEED Mohamed (MDV)

Assistant Referee 2

HIROSHIMA Yoshikazu (JPN)

Fourth Official

IVANOV Valentin (RUS)

JPN - COL

22.06.2003

ST. ETIENNE

10

Referee

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Assistant Referee 1

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Assistant Referee 2

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Fourth Official

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BRA - TUR

23.06.2003

ST. ETIENNE

11

Referee

MERK Markus (GER)

Assistant Referee 1

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Assistant Referee 2

WIERZBOWSKI Maciej (POL)

Fourth Official

LARRIONDA Jorge (URU)

USA - CMR

23.06.2003

LYONS

12

Referee

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Assistant Referee 1

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Assistant Referee 2

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Fourth Official

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In total, nine referees and 18 assistants will officiate during the event. The FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 will use teams of three officials throughout, five of which will be made up of members of the same nationality.